"God Has Not Called Us to Operate in Isolation": RCCG Pastors Storm Streets of Abuja, Pray for Peaceful Polls
- Members of the Redeemed Christian Church on Sunday, February 19, conducted a Global Prayer Walk for a successful 2023 general elections
- The worshippers, in their thousands, marched on various streets in 190 countries, praying for peace and a turnaround for Nigeria
- According to RCCG, the church is actively involved in praying for the election process to ensure that the right leaders are elected into public offices
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With the 2023 general elections barely six days away, youths and pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have taken it upon themselves to present the nation to God while praying for peace throughout the polls.
Thousands of RCCG's Throne Room members in Abuja engaged in a Global Prayer Walk for 2023 on Sunday, February 19. The event, Legit.ng gathered, also occurred in 190 countries.
With the theme of Mercy, the church, in its numbers, prayed to God to have mercy on Nigeria, its citizens, and its leaders in the forthcoming elections.
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During the walk, in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, Pastor Tunde Benjamin Laniyi said Nigeria had had the most unstable moment ever, and the essence of the RCCG's global walk was to plead for God's mercy upon the country for a seamless transition of power from the incumbent to incoming leaders.
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Worshippers were also led to plead for mercy upon the 36 states across the country, including the FCT, by shouting "mercy" 37 times during the walk, as states, local government areas and communities were mentioned by the lead pastor.
In addition, election officials, including staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), National Youth Service Corps members, security agents and all other operatives that would serve as ad-hoc staff during the 2023 election, were "soaked in the mercy of God."
Candidates contesting for positions nationwide were not left out in the prayer session; they were all "soaked in the mercy of God and the blood of Jesus Christ" as the church prayed.
Praying for mercy all over the nation, Laniyi added that any power standing against Nigeria to make it ungovernable would be removed by God.
Further assuring that there is power when people of goodwill come together to intercede on behalf of the nation, Laniyi explained that there is an anointing released and the prayer of agreement is always powerful and has never failed.
His words:
“The prayer of agreement is so powerful, there is an anointing that is released when we come together.
“God has not called us to operate in isolation, it is a body thing, God is a God of mercy and He will show us great mercy."
Another pastor of the church, Pastor Emmanuel Munero, while speaking to journalists after the walk, said RCCG strategically chose the last Sunday before the election to pray for the mercy of God upon Nigeria.
He assured Nigerians that the prayers made globally have been answered by God, and there is renewed hope for new things to happen in Nigeria.
His words:
"We hope to see great changes in our economy, our naira has been losing value over the years, and we believe that after this election, surely there will be a positive turn.
"Also, we want to see a change in our security system, we want peace and tranquillity to reign supreme over Nigeria.
"We also want to have great leaders who we can be proud of as a nation. Great leaders who will show great examples for us even as a people; and the young ones and generations to come will have great role models that will be charting the cause of this country positively for us after this coming election."
What RCCG has done differently in preparation for the 2023 election
Munero added that the church is on the frontline of the activities and preparation for the 2023 general elections.
He said:
"God has answered our prayers every time we pray but one thing is God will not do for us what we need to do for ourselves and what we are doing differently this time is to do a lot of sensitisation, ensure that everybody around us registered and be part of what is happening.
"We always choose the wrong leaders when the right people refuse to vote but this time around everybody has taken responsibility which is to get our voters' cards and surely come on Saturday we are all going to vote for the man who is the choice of God for the nation Nigeria."
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed Nigerians on the appropriate candidates to vote for during the forthcoming elections.
Speaking to a congregation of worshippers at the Family Worship Center, the lead pastor, Sarah Omakwu, said she was sent by CAN to pass a message to Nigerians.
Her words:
"So CAN sent me to you, the Christian Association of Nigeria, and they said I should say this to you."
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Bola Tinubu, the standard-bearer of the APC, made the allegation against President Muhammadu Buhari's led administration.
Tinubu said the naira-to-dollar exchange moved from N200 to N800 between 2015 and 2023.
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